Giving and Receiving
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In this season of giving and receiving, we hope that you feel that you have received something substantial from the CLF. Read more →
The Gift is in the Asking
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been visiting with someone, sitting down with them in their home or at their bedside, and after a while they say to me: I didn’t want to admit that I needed help. Read more →
Generosity First
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In Thailand, children’s first exposure to Buddhism—after they’ve learned the gesture of respect—is in giving. Read more →
From Your Minister
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When I was in third grade, I found the perfect present for Mrs. Graham, my favorite elementary school teacher. Read more →
REsources for Living
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Christmas is the time of giving, of generosity and welcome. And Santa Claus embodies all of our hopes and expectations around receiving and abundance. Or does he? Read more →
Did You Know?
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That the CLF’s Worthy Now website offers education and opportunities for those involved in prison ministry? Check it out at worthynow.org. Read more →
In Midwinter
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In midwinter
the world comes indoors
and is our guest of honor. Read more →
Giving and Receiving
December 2017
The essence of [a] gift is that it creates a set of relationships. The currency of a gift economy is, at its root, reciprocity. —Robin Wall Kimmerer
Articles
The Master Plan
I know the master plan of the universe. Really, I do! I did not figure it out all by myself. Read more »
Giving and Receiving
In this season of giving and receiving, we hope that you feel that you have received something substantial from the CLF. Read more »
The Gift is in the Asking
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been visiting with someone, sitting down with them in their home or at their bedside, and after a while they say to me: I didn’t want to admit that I needed help. Read more »
Generosity First
In Thailand, children’s first exposure to Buddhism—after they’ve learned the gesture of respect—is in giving. Read more »
From Your Minister
When I was in third grade, I found the perfect present for Mrs. Graham, my favorite elementary school teacher. Read more »
REsources for Living
Christmas is the time of giving, of generosity and welcome. And Santa Claus embodies all of our hopes and expectations around receiving and abundance. Or does he? Read more »
Did You Know?
That the CLF’s Worthy Now website offers education and opportunities for those involved in prison ministry? Read more »
Giving and Receiving
The essence of gift is that it creates a set of relationships. The currency of a gift economy is, at its root, reciprocity. —Robin Wall Kimmerer Read more »
Share Your Gifts with #CLFGifts this Holiday Season
We are sharing the gifts we offer to and receive from the world this holiday season.
You can participate, too. It’s fun for the whole family! Read more →
Your Body is Your Body
The chorus of this song by Peter Alsop is “My body’s nobody’s body but mine. You’ve got your own body, let me run mine!” It’s a good little bit of song to keep in your head for times when someone else seems to think that your body should look or act a different way than what is right for you.
